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salutare

hi / greetings (casual hello) /sa.lu.ˈta.re/

noun#1787 most common

Also: a greeting, hello, regards

Example sentences

Salutare!
Hi!
Salutare, sunt Ana!
Hi, I'm Ana!
Salutare tuturor din grup!
Hi everyone in the group!
I-am trimis bunicii o salutare de ziua ei.
I sent grandma a greeting for her birthday.
Salutările mele călduroase pentru întreaga familie.
My warm regards to the whole family.
Salutarea pe care a rostit-o la începutul discursului a fost primită cu aplauze.
The greeting he delivered at the start of the speech was met with applause.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativesalutaresalutări
Genitivesalutărisalutărilor
Accusativesalutaresalutări
Vocativesalutaresalutări

Word family

saluthi; a greeting
a salutato greet, to salute
salutarsalutary, beneficial
salutațiesalutation (formal, literary)

Etymology

Salutare comes from the Romanian verb a saluta, meaning to greet or to salute, itself from Latin salutare, to wish someone health. Romanian regularly turns verb infinitives into feminine action nouns with the -are ending, so salutare literally means the act of greeting. Over time it also became a stand-alone casual interjection, used the way English speakers use hi or hey.

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